DEEPER 143 - The Big Bang, Fallen Angels & UFO's; Navigating Genesis w/ Hugh Ross

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We had the incredible opportunity to visit with author and astrophysicist Hugh Ross, a notable figure in Christian apologetics. He is the founder of Reasons To Believe, an organization dedicated to demonstrating how findings from astronomy and other sciences show evidence for the God of the Bible. Ross has written several books on the relationship between science and faith, including "The Creator and the Cosmos," "Lights in the Sky & Little Green Men," and "Navigating Genesis." We take the scenic route through several topics including, young earth vs. old earth, evolution, aliens, inter-dimensional beings and UFO's. Learn more at reasons.org.
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@SamytheGreek 5 ай бұрын

You can't go wrong having Dr. Hugh Ross on your program.

@montanoaguirre2435 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr. Hugh Ross, you back up the Bible( Divine science).

@daleshuler1638 8 ай бұрын

Love this! thank you!

@ermasale4618 7 ай бұрын

The Big bang the Big bang the Big bang Without the intellectually intelligent design of the ATOM There could be no big bang WHY not use ATOM BEFORE THE BIG BANG LET ME TAKE A GUESS. WE FAIL TO MENTION THE INTELLIGENT DESIGN OF THE VERY BASIC ATOM THE intellectually intelligent creator apparently began THE BIG BANG AFTER CREATING THE ATOM AND THE ATOM COMPONENTS THE INTELLECTUAL DESIGN CANNOT BE SCIENTIFICALLY DENIED SO THERE YOU HAVE TO PUT THAT INTO YOUR PIPE SIT BACK INTO YOUR ROCKING CHAIR ON THE BACK OUTDOOR PORCH AND think about intelligent apologetics

@amberhezlep 8 ай бұрын

This is so good!!

@kerrystewart8594 8 ай бұрын

This is excellent. Thank you so much!!!

@alanmurray5963 7 ай бұрын

Hugh Ross rules...so impressive 👏

@s.d.melcher 4 ай бұрын

I love Hugh Ross. May God bless him abundantly! 🙏🥰 ✨💖💪✝️🕊️💖✨

@Glathgrundel 19 күн бұрын

I'm an atheist and when my daughter was in the last few year of High School, she fell in with a group of christian kids. They were OK at first, but soon started trying to indoctrinate her into their faith/cult. She asked me about christianity and I answered all of her questions honestly, including about the discrepancies and hypocricies in the bible. She asked me my opinion about it all, though since I'm a lifelong atheist, she already knew my stance on superstitions and organised religion. Even though she moved away from it initially, she still stayed in contact with the few more open minded ones on social media (I think she was into one of the boys in the group) and I didn't mind that as she's quite level headed. After about a year, I found out that the rest of the christian clique had been putting the evangelical hard-word on her and she was considering getting BAPTISED, of all things. I could see that she was in serious danger of becoming drawn into a cult, so as a parent I felt it my duty to steer her clear of them. I talked her into breaking away from their group and getting rid of her bible, which I didn't even know she owned until she mentioned the baptisement thing. She finished High School and lost contact with the group and hasn't heard from them in the seven years since, completing her college education and moving in with her current partner Amanda. I dread to think what would have happened if she had gone down that rabbit-hole, but I believe that she would have figured out what it was all about pretty quickly ... she's a smart girl and not easily fooled by superstitious nonsense.

@highfive9835 18 күн бұрын

We will pray for you both. We love you.

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

@jeffb6979 4 ай бұрын

Hugh Ross is amazing.. God Bless this channel.. what a learning experience.!!

@sdotter 5 ай бұрын

Very very good interview... ❤ Don't understand why not so much views... This was very interesting thanks

@UnknownMoses 5 ай бұрын

I came to God because of quantum physics not because of what any scientist says

@Brucec-x6r 3 ай бұрын

We fictionalize the reality we experience

@dwightwhitman2781 4 ай бұрын

I do like to listen to Dr Ross but do also have questions about reconciling ages- so I was excited when you asked him how he reconciles the geneoligies..... ans then disappointed when he didnt address it... Did he address it when he came to your church?.

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

Sorry, Hugh did not reply as you hoped. Here it is: The genealogies are adequate but not complete. No matter how you read the genealogies, you must concede that there are gaps. Also Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English. Thus genealogical terms like “son” and “father” have much broader meanings than their corresponding English words. Thus “son” (ben, 1121) means son, grandson, great grandson, and descendent. Similarly, “father” (ab, 1) means father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and ancestor. In modern English, we have a whole host of words to describe precise familial relationships. For example, we have son, grandson, uncle, father, cousin, brother, and ancestor. Hebrew has a very small vocabulary, so only a few Hebrew words to carry all of these modern Very short genealogies are typically for the purpose of identifying a person’s tribal or genealogical grouping. With the Moses and Aaron playing such central roles in the exodus, it is not surprising that their genealogy is given four different times in the Old Testament. Typically when a genealogy as skips, the number of names is reduced to an aesthetically pleasing number, usually a multiple of either 7 or 10 and less important names are omitted until that number is reached.

@ermasale4618 5 ай бұрын

QUESTION what basic energy brought about the compression before the Big bang occurred?

@ermasale4618 5 ай бұрын

What was the basic energy composed of that caused the state of compression before the Big bang could begin

@s.d.melcher 4 ай бұрын

✨God.

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

Space-time Theorems show extra dimensions that God operates in. The theory of general relativity: the universe began at a “singularity” (Big Bang) where all matter, energy, space, and time came into existence at an infinitely small point and expanded outward from there. Space-time Theorems recognizes the union of space and time. General relativity has been proven to be true. The universe has mass, and the universe is expanding. Thus the universe had a singularity/Big Bang/beginning. Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven a nd measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago.

@ermasale4618 5 ай бұрын

Who engineered the basic process of thought?

@s.d.melcher 4 ай бұрын

✨God.

@quantumpotential7639 2 ай бұрын

Elon Musk. He thinks he can do a better job than God. What a putz.

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

This is very wide question. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. Almost every university and college founded in the U.S. and Europe until the mid-19th century and many afterwards were founded by some Christian organization. The degree of control exercised by these varied, but it is safe to say that no college or university has been unaffected by the Christian background of the university. Christian scholars and scientists have made noted contributions to science and technology fields as well as medicine, both historically and in modern times. Some scholars state that Christianity contributed to the rise of the Scientific Revolution. Between 1901 and 2001, about 56.5% of Nobel prize laureates in scientific fields were Christians, and 26% were of Jewish descent (including Jewish atheists). Most scientific and technical innovations prior to the Scientific Revolution were achieved by societies organized by Christian traditions. Ancient Christian scholars pioneered individual elements of the scientific method. Historically, Christianity has been and still is a patron of sciences. It has been prolific in the foundation of schools, universities and hospitals, and many Christian clergy have been active in the sciences and have made significant contributions to the development of science.

@sle769 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if Hugh Ross believes in the 3 world ages?

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

3 world ages: "There are three Earth and Heaven ages that almighty God has created for us. The first Earth age has already passed, the second Earth age (or flesh age) we now live in. The third Earth age is not here yet and is when we spend eternity with our father in Heaven." No. Hugh does not teach in this way. That said: Day 1 to 6 are Creation time spans from the universe creation to Mankind's creation. Day 7 (time of rest from creating Hebrews 4:9-10:) is the time we are in, God is not creating (we see no new animals coming to be). There will be a 8th day, a new creation, Revelation 21. Revelation 21: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed...Death will no longer exist; grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer, because the previous things have passed away.

@Mr196710 5 ай бұрын

The Israelites of today ALSO say they can hasten the arrival of their messiah with making the world in their image-Tikkun Olam. Rabbi Schneerson is seen in a video with Netanyahu telling him to do such.

@stewartpink3117 5 ай бұрын

To be able to lose your faith, that means you have to have it some Faith to begin with. It would seem if you had faith, that you are deliberately throwing it away. A progression of faith involves an active role of the person. I know when I'm frustrated with god, I'm the one that ask God to leave me alone because I don't like what he's doing. Or I choose to ignore him.

@ermasale4618 7 ай бұрын

The Big bang could never have been ''born. IN ABSENCE OF INTELLECTUAL INTELLIGENTLY Designed. ATOM 😊😊

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

@davidcole1475 4 ай бұрын

"What was God doing during those years"? The only way to answer is from an open theistic perspective. God was testing things out and observing them.

@ermasale4618 7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah the Big bang the Big bang the Big.

@ermasale4618 7 ай бұрын

The Big bang could never take place without the

@ermasale4618 7 ай бұрын

The Big bang could never take place without the ATOMS The intellectual intelligent design of the ATOM PLEASE GIVE THAT SOME MORE THOUGHT

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven a nd measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago. The theory of general relativity: the universe began at a “singularity” (Big Bang) where all matter, energy, space, and time came into existence at an infinitely small point and expanded outward from there. Space-time Theorems recognizes the union of space and time. General relativity has been proven to be true. The universe has mass, and the universe is expanding. Thus the universe had a singularity/Big Bang/beginning.

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

@@ermasale4618 The singularity/Big Bang/ made the atoms! Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven a nd measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago. The theory of general relativity: the universe began at a “singularity” (Big Bang) where all matter, energy, space, and time came into existence at an infinitely small point and expanded outward from there. Space-time Theorems recognizes the union of space and time. General relativity has been proven to be true. The universe has mass, and the universe is expanding. Thus the universe had a singularity/Big Bang/beginning.

@АлхасовГаджи 4 ай бұрын

Согласно основополагающему положению христианства, бог сам себя зачал в чреве своей будущей матери, а после рождения стал собственным сыном. Уважаемые христиане, каким разумом это можно понять?, и что это, если не дьявольщина? Сам Иисус говорит (от Иоанна 5:19): «Истинно вам говорю, что Сын ничего не может совершить по Своей воле, Он делает лишь то, что, как Он видит, делает Отец. То есть, воля Иисуса зависит от Отца (Бога) и не имеет собственной силы. Если Иисус не обладал собственной волей, то как он может быть богом? Христиане говорят о трех ипостасях бога - Троице, а по сути, о структуре или составе его. Во-первых, кто (какой философ, поп, агностик, физик…) достиг такого уровня знаний о природе бога, что осмелится говорить из каких и скольких частей бог состоит - 3, 5, 50 или 1000? Во-вторых, разве измерения, какие бы они ни были не является атрибутом физического мира и обладает ли бог физической природой, чтобы можно было говорить о его каких-то физических параметрах, не является ли сама эта идея большой глупостью невежд? Догмат о божественности Иисуса был принят на Никейском соборе в 325 году решением 318 священнослужителей, проголосовавших за божественность его. Но разве качества объектов (вещей предметов, людей, растений, насекомых) зависит от результатов голосования или чьих-то убеждений? Не открывает ли такой подход путь к обожествлению не только человека, но и мыльницы, табуретки или, скажем, крокодила или помойного ведра? Согласно От Матфея 5:17-18, Иисус пришел соблюсти иудейский закон. Он (Иисус) говорит: "Не думайте, что Я пришел нарушить закон или пророков: не нарушить пришел Я, но исполнить. Ибо истинно говорю вам: доколе не прейдет небо и земля, ни одна иота или ни одна черта не прейдет из закона, пока не исполнится все". А как известно, никакой Троицы, никаких крестов, никаких ритуалов каннибализма с "плотью и кровью Христа", никаких кукол из папье-маше или картин, которым поклоняются язычники, в "Законе" не было и нет. Тогда какой дьявол прицепил к имени Иисуса всю эту галиматью и две тысячи лет носятся с программой, которая компрометирует великого пророка? Вы и вправду верите, что Иисус проповедовал или мог проповедовать своим ученикам эту фигню? Иисус говорит (От Матфея 15:24-26): «Я послан только к заблудшим овцам народа Израиля». Тогда женщина подошла к Иисусу и, склонившись перед Ним, сказала: «Господи, помоги мне!» Он возразил ей: «Нехорошо отнимать у детей еду и бросать её собакам». Мы здесь видим непреклонность Иисуса даже когда женщина пытается найти лазейку, чтобы приблизиться к нему. Если придерживаться слов самого Иисуса, то вывод следующий: никто кроме евреев не могут быть последователями его. Но апологеты христианской доктрины ссылаются на другие стихи евангелиста Матфея - 28 стих 18,19, которые гласят: «Отдана Мне всякая власть на небе и на земле. Итак идите, научите все народы, крестя их во имя Отца и Сына и Святого Дух", согласно которым Иисус вроде как бы дает своим ученикам другую установку - «научить все народа». Однако, если принят ее, то получается, что Иисус-бог в первый раз как бы соврал. Но разве бог может врать? Если нет, то стихи Матфея 28 стих 18,19 должны быть признаны домыслом. В этом случае, как и говорил Иисус, никто кроме евреев быть его последователями не может, в том числе те, кто считают себя христианами. Логика тут очень простая: или Иисус соврал, или вторая группа стихов - домысел, с вытекающими отсюда последствиями.

@4486johnboy 4 ай бұрын

I try and watch the terminology I use when I say things. I stand with Ken Ham in the young creation. Not a young earth view. God created Adam a mature grown man not an infant. Why would you think he would create and young infant earth. Us as humans aren’t going to know every thing of God. I worship a God that is all powerful and miraculous.Sometimes it isn’t what we (know) but what we believe and have faith in. I believe in evidential science but I don’t go with theories. I do agree with the unexplained UAPs. I do believe it’s spiritual also. It’s been good hearing your gentleman opinions. Take care and be blessed

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

Sad you stand with Ken a man, not the Bible, please read it and pray. Day is not the same as 24 hours, not in the past and not today. The earth is not about 6,000 years old and the Bible does not teach this. Hebrews 4:9-10: "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his." This tells us that the 7th day Each believer are to enter into day 7. Also there no "evening and morning" for the 7th day. As day 7 as not ended. Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English or Spanish. This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context. Day - yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, but the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans thus literally is: Sunrise to sunset Sunset to next sunset Time period of unspecified length. (long time span ). We use the word day the same today: In my grandfather’s day cars did not go very fast. I work the day shift. (Both are not 24 hours) Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 "ancient mountains". “in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens” The events of day 6 can not have happened in 24 hours. Creationism does not equal young Earth. There are many Old Earth creationists.

@4486johnboy 3 күн бұрын

@@djsarg7451 so you put a limitation on God? I’m pretty knowledgeable of scripture. I am a follower of Jesus no man I just support his teachings and what he is doing. According to the geology in the Bible that’s why I support his views. I take the scripture seriously and take it as the word of God. Did you know over 3,600 times the scripture declares itself the word of God. I don’t twist and turn scripture to fit mine or anyone’s agenda

@djsarg7451 2 күн бұрын

@@4486johnboy Not sure what any of your reply as to do with the meaning of the word "day" - "yom". Are you rejecting the Word of God: Hebrews 4:9-10 Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 Romans 5:12 Gen. 2:4 Romans 1:20 Psalm 19 1-4 Leviticus 25:2 and Exodus 23:10-11

@4486johnboy 2 күн бұрын

@@djsarg7451 sir I try my best to respect all people. You are pulling a text here and a text there to fit whatever agenda you got going on. Go mess with someone I don’t have time for your nonsense Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Case closed for me.

@djsarg7451 2 күн бұрын

@@4486johnboy Are you a Jew? Exodus 20:11 is about Jews and day of rest. Hebrews 4:9-10 and there no "evening and morning" for the 7th day tells us day 7 as not ended. If day 7 is long time span than 1 to 6 are long time spans. Other Bible text support this: Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 "ancient mountains". The events of day 6 can not have happened in 24 hours. Genesis 2:4 “in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens” (Day 1 to 6 are one day).

@richardkennedy8481 3 ай бұрын

So many videos must start with garbage music.

@desmundmonteagudo8859 6 ай бұрын

*promo sm*

@Elohimists 5 ай бұрын

14 minutes in and I had to stop. Psalm 95:11 So I swore an oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.” This is for the Israelites who worshipped the golden calf. They did not enter into the promised land. There children did.

@MrCdepue 5 ай бұрын

This is Hugh's point , you need to be consistent and test it to the other books. Read Hebrews chapter 3 and Hebrews 4 :1 says it straight to you, the promise stills stands to this day

@Elohimists 5 ай бұрын

@@MrCdepue Joshua went into the promised land. The Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath. The Sabbath Ended when the Orthodox Pharisees crucified the Messiah During the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Mark 14:12 Everyday is rest. You must be born again.

@MrCdepue 5 ай бұрын

@Elohimists since you probably won't read it yourself this is Hebrews 4:1 "Therefore since the promise of entering his rest still stand, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it"

@Elohimists 5 ай бұрын

@@MrCdepue I did read it. That section of scripture is to the Jews (Hebrews). Paul would go into the synagogues and teach about justification and salvation, like in the Book to the Romans. The Jews were still sacrificing animals and then Jesus became a sacrifice. Paul said that they must believe in their heart God raised Jesus from the dead and confess Jesus as Lord. Romans 10:9 That is the only way they can come into God's rest. It is available to whom God has granted permission to approach the Truth, The Life and the Way. John 14:6, John 6:44, 64-66

@MrCdepue 5 ай бұрын

@Elohimists Then 1 Corinthians 1-12 as well as Roman's and you'll see yes Hebrews was written to the jews but it applies to all. The mystery of the gospel is that its for the gentiles as well as the jews. The offer of entering God's rest stands today for the jew and the gentile through Jesus christ. As Roman's says the jews are experiencing a hardening in part until the full number of gentiles is brought in

@TheJonnyzeus 5 ай бұрын

“If the universe has a beginning there must be a beginner.”….Dr Ross, that was your first logical error.

@mp-sv2cp 3 ай бұрын

So how do you argue that Thot?

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

Why? Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven a nd measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago. The theory of general relativity: the universe began at a “singularity” (Big Bang) where all matter, energy, space, and time came into existence at an infinitely small point and expanded outward from there. Space-time Theorems recognizes the union of space and time. General relativity has been proven to be true. The universe has mass, and the universe is expanding. Thus the universe had a singularity/Big Bang/beginning.

@Elohimists 5 ай бұрын

I'm done. 17 minutes in and he says he's not waiting for Jesus to come back. 10 Virgins. Everyone thinks they are commissioned thanks to preachers who do not understand that Jesus did not send enthusiastic people. Jesus anointed apostles...

@mp-sv2cp 3 ай бұрын

You were done at 14 minutes and then 17 minutes? Lmao clown

@djsarg7451 3 күн бұрын

@Elohimists 2 күн бұрын

@@djsarg7451 Yes it did. When Elohim said, Light Become! Or literally, Light Be! Light Became: The Light of the world. John 8:12 The Bright Morning Star. Revelation 22:16 The First Born of All Creation. Colossians 1:15 Psalm 33:6 By the Word of Elohim (Space) was made and by the Breath of His Mouth, All their hosts. (Angels) The Big Bang of God's Voice caused an explosion. Everything was within Elohim. And then He separated the water from the matter... The sun, moon and stars were not made until the Fourth Day. Therefore, the time frame of the First Three Days cannot be determined. Yom: yo'wm has been used to mean weeks, years and even an age. The Creation Age. It is a very old earth.

@djsarg7451 2 күн бұрын

@@Elohimists "let there be light" The word create or make is not there. The Bible tells WHY the earth was dark and why God said “let there be light”: Job 38:9 When I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness. We now know this is about oxygen levels. With low oxygen on earth, one can not see the sky. As oxygen levels went up the air went from dark to translucent to clear. The frame of reference in Genesis 1:1 is the cosmos, all of physical reality. God declares that he brought into existence the entire universe-matter, energy, and all the associated space-time dimensions. Einstein’s theory of general relativity tells us that the cause of the universe acts independently (i.e., from outside) of matter, energy, and the space-time dimensions along which matter and energy are distributed to bring it into existence. Observations now securely establish the reliability of general relativity. Genesis 1:2 explicitly shifts the frame of reference, the narrator’s vantage point, to the surface of Earth, above the waters but below the clouds. This verse describes the initial conditions of primordial Earth: dark on its surface, covered with water, empty of life, and unfit for life. With the frame of reference and the initial conditions for the six creation days thus established, a straightforward chronology of creation events unfolds: Planet Earth is singled out for a sequence of divine interventions. At its beginning, Earth is empty of life and unfit for life, and light cannot penetrate its thick atmosphere. As interplanetary debris cleared and early life began to transform Earth’s atmosphere, light from the heavenly bodies could penetrate to the surface. As water vapor formed in the troposphere, a stable water cycle formed. Continental landmasses arose and ocean basins took shape. Plants began to grow on the continental landmasses. The atmosphere transitioned from translucent to occasionally transparent so that the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars could be seen from the vantage point of Earth’s surface. Swarms of small sea animals filled the oceans. Sea mammals and birds were created and became abundant. Three specialized kinds of animals came onto the scene: short-legged land mammals, long-legged, easy-to-tame land mammals, and long-legged, difficult-to-tame land mammals-all three appropriate in specific ways to help meet humanity’s needs. Human beings appeared.